The
Planning staff and Planning Commission recommend approval of the proposed
small-scale comprehensive plan amendment to the City’s adopted Growth
Management Plan from Low Density Residential to General Commercial.

Analysis

The
project site is approximately 1.5 acres. The
property is generally located south of South
Street and west of Venture Avenue. The project site is ten (10) or less acres and is, therefore,
considered a small-scale comprehensive land use plan amendment. The City will
notify the Florida Department of Community Affairs of the plan amendment and
the Department will review the project site area to confirm that it is ten (10)
acres or less. At that time, the Department will determine that it is a local
issue and not subject to Department review.

Currently,
the property has a single family residence and undeveloped property, and the
proposed use is light industrial uses. The surrounding City Future Land Use Map
designations are to the north, south and west Low Density, and to the east General
Commercial. The existing Land Use designation for the property is City Low
Density which does not allow the proposed use. The proposed future land use
designation of City General Commercial is consistent with the City’s adopted
Growth Management Plan and would allow for the expansion of an existing
business with additional employment.

The Planning Commission
held a public hearing on the application on June 7, 2007
and by a vote of 7 to 0, recommended approval.

Options

1. Approve the requested small scale
comprehensive plan amendment to City General Commercial.

2. Other such action as the Commission may
deem appropriate.

Fiscal
Impact

There
is no fiscal impact to the City.

Submission Date and
Time: 7/19/07 10:50 AM7/18/07 1:37
PM____

Department: Community
Development

Prepared
by: Bill Wiley, AICP

Attachments:
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Advertised: ____Not Required
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Dates:
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Revised 6/10/04

Reviewed by: Dept. Head ________

Finance Dept. __________________

Deputy C.M. ___________________

Submitted
by:

City Manager ___________________

Account No. _________________

Project No. ___________________

WF No. ______________________

Budget ______________________

Available _____________________

ORDINANCE NO. ______

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE
CITY OF LEESBURG, CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN
PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.5 ACRES AND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF
SOUTH STREET AND WEST OF VENTURE AVENUE, LYING IN SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 19 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, FROM CITY LOW DENSITY
TO CITY GENERAL COMMERCIAL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS, the
City Commission has received written objections, recommendations, and comments
from the City of Leesburg Planning Commission acting as the Local Planning
Agency, regarding amendment of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Leesburg,
and has made recommendations to the City Commission for amendment of the Plan;
and

WHEREAS,
the City Commission of the City of Leesburg has held public hearings on the
proposed amendment to the plan, in light of written comments, proposals and
objections from the general public;

NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
LEESBURG, FLORIDA, that:

Section
1.

The Growth Management Plan of the City of
Leesburg, adopted by the City of Leesburg on September 22, 2003, pursuant
to the Local Government Planning and Land Development Regulations Act of 1985,
Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, after public hearings by the City of
Leesburg Planning Commission, is hereby amended in the following manner:

The Future Land Use Map is amended by changing the
designation of an approximately a 1.5 acre parcel of land generally south of South Street
and west of Venture Avenue, lying in Section 27, Township 19 South, Range 24
East, Lake County, Florida, legally described as:

Legal Description

(See Exhibit A)

Alternate
Key Number: 1800820

from
City Low Density to City General Commercial as shown on Attachment 1,
the revised map of said area.

Section
2.

All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict
with any of the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Section
3.

This ordinance shall become effective upon its
passage and adoption, according to law.

PASSED
AND ADOPTED at the regular
meeting of the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida,
held on the ______ day of __________________, 2007.